Schneider testified that Lori Jenkins also got rid of clothes following the shooting death of Curtis Bradford on Aug. 19. Testimony revealed that she advised Erica Jenkins, who is also charged in connection with the case, that the clothes would have gunshot residue on them.

Deputy Jennifer Tinsley testified that Lori Jenkins provided the gas can used to set Andrea Kruger's SUV on fire after Kruger was carjacked and allegedly killed by Nikko. Kruger's body was found on the south end of the intersection of 168th and Fort streets on the morning of Aug. 21.

The vehicle was found later in the day near Military Avenue and Charles Street, where investigators reported its interior to have significant fire damage and various items inside were melted.

Nikko Jenkins, 27, faces multiple charges, including four counts of first-degree murder for all four deaths.

Testimony in court revealed that Lori Jenkins initially denied involvement in the homicides and that her son, Nikko, would not have been involved.

"My children aren't raised to harm anybody," Lori Jenkins said in her first interview with authorities.

A week later, Lori Jenkins admitted to lying in the first interview and that Nikko had told her of his involvement, according to court testimony. She also admitted to purchasing ammunition at Canfield's, where she was recorded on surveillance video.

The defense argued that Lori Jenkins didn't hinder or delay the case and that she eventually gave all the information to police.

Hannah Pickett was in the courtroom and will have more later today on KETV NewsWatch 7.

SHE'S ACCUSED OF HELPING HER RELATIVES GET RID OF áEVIDENCE IN áFOUR OMAHA MURDERS. TODAY--A JUDGE ORDERS LORI JENKINS..THE MOTHER OF ACCUSED SERIAL KILLER NIKKO JENKINS.. TO STAND TRIAL. GOOD EVENING I'M ADRIAN WHITSETT. ROB McCARTNEY IS OFF THIS EVENING. I'M BRANDI PETERSEN. PROSECUTORS SAY LORI JENKINS HELPED DESTROY EVIDENCE.. SEVERAL TIMES.. .. AFTER EACH OF THESE MURDERS. NIKKO JENKINS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING JUAN URIBE PENA, JORGE CAJIGA RUIZ, CURTIS BRADFORD AND ANDREA KRUGER. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S HANNAH PICKETT WAS IN COURT TODAY.. SHE'S LIVE WITH THE BIG STORY AT SIX. THE FAMILIES OF ANDREA KRUGER AND CURTIS BRADFORD SAT IN THE COURTROOM TODAY-- AS PROSECUTORS DETAILED HOW LORI JENKINS LIED TO AUTHORITIES--AND HELPED HER COUSIN, BROTHER, AND CHILDREN COVER UP THEIR LOVED ONES' MURDERS. CURTIS BRADFORD'S MOM SAYS...IT NEVER GETS EASIER. HER CHILDREN CONFIDED IN HER EVEN WHEN THAT CONFESSION...WAS MURDER... AND PROSECUTORS SAY LORI JENKINS TRIED TO PROTECT HER FAMILY--BY HELPING DESTROY EVIDENCE OF CRIMES...AND LYING TO AUTHORIES.(DON KLEINE " there's plenty of evidence in this case to show that she's an accessory") AFTER THE MURDERS OF JUAN URIBE-PENIA... AND JORGE CAIJA RUIZ-- NIKKO JENKINS REPORTEDLY DROPPED OFF HIS SISTER ERICA AND COUSIN CHRISTINE BORDEAUX WITH HIS MOTHER, LORI AT THIS MOTEL SIX IN COUNCIL BLUFFS-- THAT'S WHERE LORI REPORTEDLY TOLD CHRISTINE TO CHANGE HER CLOTHES-BECAUSE SHE LIKELY HAD GUNSHOT RESIDUE ON HERS. PROSECUTORS SAY LORI TOLD HER DAUGHTER--ERICA--TO DO THE SAME AFTER CURTIS BRADFORD'S MURDER...FEARING GUNSHOT RESIDUE OR BLOOD WOULD BE ON áHER CLOTHING. AND AFTER ANDREA KRUGER WAS MURDERED-- PROSECUTORS SAY LORI GAVE HER BROTHER WARREN LEVERING AND SON, NIKKO, A GAS CAN TO BURN AND DESTROY ANY EVIDENCE LEFT IN KRUGER'S S-U-V. EVEN THOUGH LORI CLAIMS TO HAVE GIVEN IT TO LEVERING BECAUSE HIS CAR RAN OUT OF GAS. LORI'S ATTORNEY ARGUED THERE'S NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE TYING HER TO MURDER SCENES--AND PROSECUTOR'S INFORMATION IS COMING FROM PEOPLE WHO AREN'T CREDIBLE.(DON KLEINE "sometimes we deal with the witnesses that we have. sometimes that's a codefendant or an accomplice involved--but certainly there are things that cooberate their testimony. That's what we look for") LORI JENKINS ALSO ADMITTED TO INVESTIGATORS THAT áSHE BOUGHT DEER SLUGS AT CANFIELDS FOR HER SON, NIKKO, JUST DAYS AFTER HIS PRISON RELEASE--BUT CLAIMS SHE NEVER GAVE THEM TO HIM. SHE'LL STAY HERE AT CORRECTIONS UNTIL HER TRIAL DATE IS SET. HANNAH--THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE CHARGED IN THE FOUR MURDER CASES, AS WELL...WHERE DO THOSE STAND? áReporteráÑ NOW THAT LORI JENKINS HAS BEEN BOUND OVER TO STAND TRIAL-- áEVERYONE CHARGED IN ALL FOUR AUGUST MURDERS WILL STAND TRIAL IN JUDGE BATALLION'S COURT. NO WORD YET WHEN THOSE TRIALS WILL START. HANNAH PICKETT

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